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Grade 10, United States History to 1877 Std 11: Contrast congressional and presidential reconstruction plans, including African- American political participation.

Lesson Plans: Reconstruction in Alabama Lesson unit from the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Lesson topics include the: Freedman's Bureau, Constitutional Convention of 1875, and growths of the railroad After Reconstruction: Problems of African-Americans in the South Humpty Dumpty Reconstruction A problem-based lesson in which students are charged with the responsibility of reconstructing the United States after the war Lincoln and Reconstruction Students learn about Presidential Reconstruction during the Civil War years and gain an appreciation of the complex issues the nation would face after the Civil War as Congress took on the role of reconstructing the nation.

Resources: Reconstruction: People and Politics After the War Harper's Weekly: Online interactive archive Awesome Stories: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln The Death of John Wilkes Booth, 1865 Freedmen's Bureau Online The Carpetbaggers The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Alabama Virtual Library OurDocs.gov: Collection of milestone documents in United States history History Timelines (Alternatime) History Matters Designed for high school teachers of U.S. history courses. A gateway for web resources and other useful materials for teaching U.S. history. National Archives Digital Classroom American Memory Primary source material from the collection of the Library of Congress.
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